A loser can be a winner: Comparison of two instance-based learning models in a market entry competition

Games

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 136-162

  Gonzalez, Cleotilde ^a   Dutt, Varun ^a   Lejarraga, Tomás ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalization; Instance based learning theory; Model comparison; Parsimony

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960231354     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/g2010136     Document Type: Article

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